chocolate bourbon cake shots {Bourbon & Boots review}

Not too long ago, I was privileged enough to take part in an amazing partnership opportunity between several Texas bloggers, and the fabulous online store Bourbon & Boots. I signed up to receive a surprise product to review, and guess what they sent me? The cutest food props, like, ever. Get this: mason. jar. shot. glasses. SHUT UP. These are seriously the most adorable thing to ever grace my food prop cabinet! Because I know you want some for yourself, it gets better... Bourbon & Boots actually set up a special discount code especially for my blog readers! It is BLOGBAKINGFAIRY14. Just enter this code when you're checking out and you will get a discount 🙂 Yay!

Now, let's talk food. Shot glasses are nice and all, but what can you do with them besides fill them with alcohol? Well... why not fill them with cake?! Boozy cake, that is. These adorable shot glasses came to me at the perfect time, because my 21st birthday is actually in two days! I was already planning on making a recipe with alcohol to celebrate, then I got these babies in the mail... and Chocolate Bourbon Cake Shots were born. These are seriously amazing!

These beauties might look really impressive {and difficult}, but I promise that's just an illusion! These are actually really simple to put together. You make a small sheet cake and cut out cake circles with a shot glass. The cake batter is one-bowl, the frosting is like 3 ingredients and also one-bowl, and in all honesty, these come together pretty quickly! Bake time is only about 10 minutes. Just bake, cool, cut, assemble. Easy peasy!

These cake shots are totally delicious, and a super fun and creative way to celebrate a birthday or special occasion! HERE is a direct link to buy the Mason Jar Shot Glasses, but I strongly suggest you look around the Bourbon & Boots website before buying, because they have a ton of unique, interesting products. Happy shopping, and happy baking!

{Cake recipe adapted from The Pioneer Woman}

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Chocolate Bourbon Cake Shots

Prep Time20 minutes mins

Cook Time10 minutes mins

Total Time30 minutes mins

Course: Cupcakes

Servings: 12

Author: Valentina | The Baking Fairy

Ingredients

• for the cake
• 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 cup white granulated sugar
• ½ cup {1 stick} unsalted butter
• 3 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 1 egg
• 1 cup boiling water
• ½ cup bourbon whiskey
• ½ tablespoon vanilla½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• for the frosting
• ½ cup {1 stick} butter softened
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoon bourbon whiskey
• ½ teaspoon vanilla
• 1-2 tablespoon milk {as needed}

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350F. Line a small 9x13 baking sheet {not pan} with foil or parchment, spray with nonstick spray, and set aside.
• In a small nonstick pot, melt the butter. Whisk in the cocoa, then the boiling water. Let the mixture boil for about 30 seconds, then set aside to cool.
• In a medium bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt. Pour the chocolate-butter mixture on top of the flour mixture, and whisk until well-combined and lump-free.
• Quickly mix in the egg, followed by the vanilla, then the bourbon. Whisk until well-incorporated.
• Pour batter into your prepared pan, and bake in preheated oven for 10-12 minutes. A toothpick inserted should come out clean, but the cake should not be dry! Set aside to cool as you prepare the frosting.
• In a small bowl, beat the butter and sugar together with a hand mixer. Add in the vanilla and bourbon, and beat until smooth and fluffy. If frosting is too dry, add in a little milk as needed. Make sure frosting is not runny! Set in the fridge to chill until ready to assemble.
• When you are ready to make the cake shots, use a shot glass to cut circles out of the sheet cake. For 12 cake shots, you should be able to get 24 circles.
• Place a piece of cake at the bottom of each shot glass, top with some chilled frosting, top with another piece of cake, and more frosting.
• Sprinkle cocoa powder on top for garnish, and either serve immediately or store in refrigerator until ready to serve. Enjoy!

Disclosure: I received Mason Jar Shot Glasses from Bourbon & Boots at no cost. All thoughts and opinions are my own, and in no way influenced by the sponsorship. Recipe is an original creation of Valentina Celant at TheBakingFairy.net